After not being that bothered about seeing the Grand Canyon, I’m so glad I didn’t miss out on the view of a lifetime. … More The Grand Canyon – definitely on the bucket list
I was so fortunate recently to visit Breckenridge, Colorado, a little town in the Colorado ski passage about 2 hours west of Denver. Some good friends recently moved there, so we decided to combine a week of canyon-seeing with a week’s snowboarding/skiing. … More Breckenridge – the little snow town in the mountains
I’ve now been incredibly fortunate enough to snowboard in both American and European resorts, and while I can’t say I’m now an expert in both, I did notice some distinct differences between the European slopes and their American counterparts. … More Snowboarding US versus Europe – the Snow-Off
…I’ll be ready to fly. This time two weeks I’ll be on the Colorado slopes. This time three weeks, I’ll be in the most stunning Utah landscapes imaginable. With my new wide angle camera lens. Very excited! (Thanks to Mark Stevens on Flickr for the gorgeous image)
I’m sure many people’s immediate vision when they think of Hawai’i probably isn’t hiking. Beaches, most likely. Hula and grass skirts, possibly. Or Mai Tais if you’re thinking along the same lines as me. Certainly when I first booked the flights for Kauai, the western most Hawaiian island, hiking wasn’t first on my list of things to do. But it turned out to be be one of the first, and one of the most exhilarating things we did do during our stay, and something I’d do again in a heartbeat. Albeit, with more water. … More Hiking Hanakapi’ai; the Jurassic trek
For some strange, weird reason, this week seems to be the week that loads of people want to ask me if I miss New York. I don’t know if there’s some kind of NYC-smell in the air, or Sex and the City has been rerun on Living this week, or even the fact that the southern UK is currently sweltering in NYC-like temperatures, but lots and lots of people, friends, family and utter randoms have been asking me this week if I miss New York. … More London vs NYC: a resident’s perspective
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